Parents who wear halloween costumes

I was all about Halloween costumes when I was a kid. And as a young adult looking for love, I enjoyed dressing up as well. Granted the number of creepy men trying to look like Jack Sparrow just so they’ll get laid has been getting ridiculous lately, but I’m generally in favor of dressing up once a year as part of the dating ritual.

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The enemy deserves no candy …

As a married guy with kids, though, the thought of dressing up feels kind of sad. For the same reason that I cringe when I see a mom dressed all slutty and dancing too close to the stage at a Sippy Cups concert, I don’t feel right growing a moustache and putting on a Detroit Tigers hat and Hawaiian shirt like I did once in the 1990s. It was fun while it lasted, and now it’s over.

Or is it?

Everything I knew — or think I knew — was thrown upside down the other day, when I received an e-mail link for a Cobra Kai costume. And not just any Cobra Kai costume, but one that was modeled directly after the one worn by William Zabka in “Karate Kid”!

Here’s the text that accompanies the advertisement for the Gi, which unfortunately only comes in adult sizes at this time:

We own the Gi worn by William Zabka (Johnny) in the original Karate Kid and have produced what you see to be nearly identical. This is an actual heavy duty Karate Gi with the Cobra Kai patch stitched into the back of the vest. The front left chest features the fist patch with “Johnny” embroidered into it. The pant legs feature replicas of the exact patches that Johnny wore during the movie. Also included is the black belt.

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Treats do not exist in this dojo, do they?

This costume makes a great collector’s item, or it can be worn by actual Karate students. No detail was overlooked in recreating this outfit. The gold trim matches exactly the gold from the original. The patches match the patterns of the originals. The cut of the sleeves match the original.

This is not a cheapo Halloween costume. This is a fine piece of movie memorabilia.

I have so many questions. Does this work like the Great American Hero costume (also on the 80sTees.com costume roster), where I can actually spin-kick and sweep the leg like Johnny when I wear the Gi? Is the Martin Kove/Kreese Gi with matching temporary tattoo on the way? If I see Elizabeth Shue while wearing this Gi, am I entitle to break her boom box?